diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
index fe4ed6e410e..0b3b86e66a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "spawn_setuid_fails" "spawn_setgid_fails" "fs_chown" # user namespaces
       "getaddrinfo_fail" "getaddrinfo_fail_sync"
     ]
-      # sometimes: timeout (no output)
-      ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "process_title";
+      # sometimes: timeout (no output), failed uv_listen
+      ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ "process_title" "emfile" ];
     tdRegexp = lib.concatStringsSep "\\|" toDisable;
     in lib.optionalString doCheck ''
       sed '/${tdRegexp}/d' -i test/test-list.h